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(Trends Wide Spanish) — Florida is one of the states that is attracting the most attention in these midterm elections, especially for the figure of Governor Ron DeSantis, who is seen as a possible Republican contender for 2014. See here the results of the gubernatorial race and The congress.
Governor Ron DeSantis, the Florida Republican leader who became a household name during the pandemic, will win a second term as head of the Sunshine State, Trends Wide projects, foiling Democrat Charlie Crist’s bid to win back his old job.
With the re-election campaign behind him, the focus of DeSantis’s political future will now turn to 2024. A decision looms over whether he will use his political success in Florida in a national campaign for the White House, where he may find himself on a collision course. with former President Donald Trump.
Ron DeSantis wins the dispute against Charlie Crist
DeSantis became governor of Florida in 2019 and has been in the headlines ever since, with controversial positions that have earned him strong criticism but also popularity that many would envy.
Before reaching that position, DeSantis had held a seat in the House of Representatives since 2012. During his years in Congress, he became one of the main supporters of then-President Donald Trump and a key player in the Republican Party. Trump, however, has recently criticized DeSantis, showing a rivalry that may be motivated by his own White House aspirations, which he could announce publicly in the coming days.
On the other side of the race was Charlie Crist, the Democrat with one of the most unusual careers in American politics. In 2006 Crist managed to win the gubernatorial race as a Republican, but later fell out of favor with his party for committing a capital sin: supporting Barack Obama in 2009. He eventually became independent and ended up joining the Democratic Party, with which he returned to compete for the governorship in 2014 but without success. In 2016 he set his sights on the House of Representatives, where he has served three terms.
The results of the election to the House in Florida
As Trends Wide projects:
Florida voters will re-elect Republican Sen. Marco Rubio for a third term.
Republican Representative Matt Gaetz will win reelection in Florida’s first district.
Republican Anna Paulina Luna will win in Florida’s 13th District.
Florida is one of the states where the number of Hispanics who can vote has increased the most. According to figures from the Pew Research Center, Hispanics tend to support Democrats more in House races. However, the truth is that it is not a monolithic bloc and that opinions also vary according to factors such as the countries of origin, age and religious affiliation.
With reporting from Trends Wide’s Ángela Reyes, Steve Contorno, Gregory Krieg, Dan Merica, Tierney Sneed, Veronica Stracqualursi, Devan Cole and Tina Burnside.
